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UNITED STATES Patented February 23, 1904.

CHARLES W. SMITH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SKYLIGHT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 752,869, dated February23, 1904.

Application filed May 29, 1903' Serial No. 159,350. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at the borough of Brooklyn, in the city of New York, county ofKings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Skylights; and I do hereby declare the following 'to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to improvements in skylights, and has for itsobject to produce a construction of the class described which will beadjustable, extensible, and collapsible for the purpose of convenientand inexpensive packing and shipping. In the accomplishment of theseobjects I employ the novel construction hereinafter fully illustratedand described,

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improvedconstruction. Figs. 2 and 3 are vertical sectional views of the same.Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views of parts of my construction. Fig. 6 is amodification of my improved construction.

In the several views like letters of reference designate similar partsof my construction.

A A designate the supporting-frame of my construction, the same beingrectangular or of any other suitable form. Each side of saidsupporting-frame comprises two portions (0 a, one of which is providedwith suitable grooves a a and the other with tongues a a adapted toslide in said grooves.

B B are a suitable number of converging ribs secured at one end to saidsupportingframe A A and at their other end to a chimney portion C. Eachof said ribs B B and each side of said chimney portion C also comprisestwo portions, one of which is slidably mounted on the other, asillustrated, b 6 rep resenting the two portions comprising each of saidribs B, said portions 6 6 being provided with grooves 5'7) and tongues 6.72 and c 0 designating the two parts of each side of said chimneyportion C, said parts 0 0 being provided with grooves 0 0 and tongues 0As shown in the modification, Fig. 6, if desirable the two portionscomprising each ribv may be made the same size and slidably mounted inanextra section, as shown at D. It is obvious that the two portions ofeach side of the supporting-frame and chimney portion may also be soconstructed as to slide in an extra section, which sections may be madein.

any desirable lengths.

' It should be understood that although I illustrate my improvementapplied to a hipped skylight it may be equally as-well applied to anyother form, such as the flat or louver skylight, and also to the variousstyles of ventilators which are used in connection with such devices. ofparts myconstruction may be adjusted to fit any size frame or opening,and when it has been properly adjusted the two or more parts of eachrib, &c., may be retained in place by, any suitable means, as bysoldering the same together to produce a rigid frame in which glass maybe secured in any well-known manner. It is also obvious that my improvedskylight and ventilator may be readily taken apart before soldering toenable the same to be conveniently and inexpensively packed and shipped.

Although I illustrate and describe the tongue-and-groove construction, Ido not wish to limit myself to the use of same, as other well-knownmeans may be used to accomplish the same result.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

l. A skylight provided with an extensible supporting-frame, and aplurality of extensible glass-supporting ribs connected to said frameand extending above the plane of the frame substantially as described.

2. A skylight provided with a supportingframe and a plurality ofglass-supporting ribs connected therewith and extending above the planeof the frame, each member of said frame and each of said ribs comprisinga plurality of parts extensibly connected together substantially asdescribed.

3. A skylight provided with a supportingframe and a plurality ofglass-supporting ribs connected therewith and extending above the planeof the frame, each member of said frame and each of said ribs comprisinga plurality It is evident that by this arrangement of separable partseXtensibly connected together substantially as described.

4:. A skylight comprising a supporting frame, a second frame above thesupporting frame and ribs connecting said frames, each member of saidframes and each of said ribs being extensible substantially asdescribed.

5. A skylight comprising a supportingframe, glass-supporting ribsconnected therewith and extending above the frame, said frame havingmembers composed of two or more parts extensibly connected substantiallyas described.

6. A device of the class described, comprising among its members asupporting-frame, ribs and a chimney portion, each of said members beingseparable and adjustable, substantially as described.

7. A device of the class described comprising among its members, asupporting-frame, a chimney portion, ribs connecting said frame andchimney portion, the sides of said frame and chimney portion and saidribs each comprising two or more portions, slidably mounted one upon theother and adapted to being detached from the same, substantially asdescribed.

8. A device of the class described comprising among its members, asupporting-frame, a chimney portion, converging ribs connecting saidframe and chimney portion, the sides of said frame and chimney portionand said ribs each comprising two or more portions, one or more of whichare providedwith grooves and the others provided with tongues adapted toslide in said grooves and to be disengaged from same, substantially asdescribed.

9. A device of the class described comprising among its members, asupporting-frame, a chimney portion, converging ribs connecting saidframe and chimney portion, the sides of said frame and chimney portionand said ribs each comprising two or more portions, one or more of whichare provided with grooves and the others provided with tongues adaptedto slide in said grooves and to be disengaged from same, and means forretaining said slidable portions in place, substantially as described.

10. A device of the class described comprising among its members, asupporting-frame, a chimney portion, converging ribs connecting saidframe and chimney portion, the sides of said frame and chimney portionand said ribs each comprising two portions, one of said portions beingprovided with grooves and the other being provided with tongues adaptedto slide in said grooves and to be disengaged from same, and means forretaining said slidable portions in place, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

CHARLES W. SMITH.

Witnesses:

ALEX. E. WILCOX, Tnos. J. CHECK.

